ArticleBMC research notes2013
Inhibition of attachment of oral bacteria to immortalized human gingival fibroblasts (HGF-1) by tea extracts and tea components.
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- Dietary supplementation and the role of phytochemicals against the Alzheimer's disease: Focus on polyphenolic compounds.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Review
- Human oral mucosa and oral microbiome interactions following supragingival plaque reconstitution in healthy volunteers: a diet-controlled balanced design proof-of-concept model to investigate oral pathologies.Journal of oral microbiology · 2023Article
- Effects of green tea extract epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on oral disease-associated microbes: a review.Journal of oral microbiology · 2022Review
- Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Leaf Extract and Rhodomyrtone Combat Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilm and Inhibit Invasiveness to Human Lung Epithelial and Enhance Pneumococcal Phagocytosis by Macrophage.Current microbiology · 2020Article
- Pharmacological effects of gallic acid in health and diseases: A mechanistic review.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2019Review
- Inhibitory activity of a green and black tea blend onJournal of oral microbiology · 2018Article
- Molecular Mechanisms of Inhibition of Streptococcus Species by Phytochemicals.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundTea has been suggested to promote oral health by inhibiting bacterial attachment to the oral cavity. Most studies have focused on prevention of bacterial attachment to hard surfaces such as enamel.
findingsThis study investigated the effect of five commercial tea (green, oolong, black, pu-erh and chrysanthemum) extracts and tea components (epigallocatechin gallate and gallic acid) on the attachment of five oral pathogens (Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175, Streptococcus mutans ATCC 35668, Streptococcus mitis ATCC 49456, Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 13419 and Actinomyces naeslundii ATCC 51655) to the HGF-1 gingival cell line. Extracts of two of the teas (pu-erh and chrysanthemum) significantly (p < 0.05) reduced attachment of all the Streptococcus strains by up to 4 log CFU/well but effects of other teas and components were small.
conclusionsPu-erh and chrysanthemum tea may have the potential to reduce attachment of oral pathogens to gingival tissue and improve the health of oral soft tissues.
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